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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Cryptographic Validation Program (CVP) Certification Exam Information

Information about the CVP exam can be found here: https://home.pearsonvue.com/nist-cmvp

Candidates (FIPS 140 testers) from one of the Cryptographic and Security Testing labs (https://www-s.nist.gov/niws/index.cfm?event=directory.results select under the pull down for Program: ITST: Cryptographic and Security Testing and click on search) should have the lab’s CVP certification exam POC send email to NIST CMVP (cmvp@nist.gov) the following spreadsheet (Please remove all example data and replace with the real data).

The CVP certification user guide can be found here.

Contacts

Beverly Trapnell - NIST CMVP Program Manager
cmvp@nist.gov

Carolyn French - CCCS CMVP Program Manager
CMVP@cyber.gc.ca

Topics

Security and Privacy: cryptography, testing & validation

Technologies: hardware, software & firmware

Created October 11, 2016, Updated November 17, 2021